u/Every_Run1248 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
How has that worked so far? Elected legislators are increasingly reliant on funding from the wealthiest people in the country. Unless you've got a dedicated voter base like Bernie Sanders or someone, proposing a tax like this is likely to get you primaried by a billionaire-funded
u/michaelnovati replied ·
If we don't trust the system or at least feel like we can impact it then no propositions for taxes will fix that, we need to put pressure on the system being fixed before rogue propositions with consequences we don't understand.